Brussels, 02/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The decision aimed at reinforcing the epidemic surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the Union through the introduction, on 1 January 2001, of compulsory testing and rapid post-mortem tests, to be carried out on a targeted sample of animals in all Member States, was formally adopted by the European Commission. This formal procedure endorses the go-ahead that the Member State representatives within the Standing Veterinary Committee...